What the steps of fibre into wool?
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The various steps for processing fibres into wool are :-
>> A sheep or yak body has a thick coat of hair called " fleece".
* the first step involves shearing.
* The process of removing the fleece using special clippers is called shearing.
* Shearing is done manually with a razor or with the help of a shearing machine.
* Shearing does not hurt the sheep because the uppermost layer of the skin which is remove along with fleece is dead.
>> The sheared hair is clean and washed in tanks to remove grease, dust and dirt. This is called scouring. Now- a- days scouring is done machines.
>> The cleaned hair are sent to a factory where hair of different textures are separated or sorted. This is called sorting.
* Small fluffy fibres called burrs are picked out from the hair. The fibres are scoured again and dried.
* Now the wool is ready to drawn into fibres.
>> Next, the hair are sent into a 'carding' machine.
* it combs the loose wool fibres into a sheet.
* This sheet is twisted into a rope or silver. This silver is twisted and stretched into a yarn.
* The yarn is wound to form balls of wool.
>> Now the wool is ready to use.
Explanation:
Answer: The various steps for processing fibres into wool are as follows: Shearing: The tleece of the sheep along with a thin layer of skin is removed from its body. Scouring: The sheared skin with hair is thoroughly washed in tanks to remove grease, dust and dirt.